AZSALUKI's Posts

droid life claims that verizon gave them a statement that says they are still evaluating it. http://www.droid-life.com/2015/08/19/is-verizon-supporting-samsung-pay-they-are-still-evaluating-it/ if this is a deal breaker for anyone, then i wouldn't order a phone just yet. however, i also wouldn't necessarily switch carriers yet either. it doesn't even launch for over a month from now, and verizon could still be a part of it. at the risk of sounding like a verizon fanboy, i do actually believe the have much stricter testing and evaluation processes than the other carriers.

i'm on version 12.5 and for the most part it is running fine. video and most other features seem to be working. the only issue i have seen is that i can't set team alerts to on (like game start or scoring plays or whatever). i'm on an s6.

every phone manufacturer and carrier ads certain apps to the devices. you're only option would be to possibly get a nexus or play store edition device. other than that, all i can suggest is that you look through the app drawer prior to purchasing a device, to see if what they have added is acceptable to you. with phone subsidies disappearing, maybe we will see less bloatware in the future. who knows?

i agree with both of the above on google for contacts. i use dropbox AND drive for photos (i'm paranoid). with photos, it depends on your needs. i back up a TON of photos so i have a paid subscription to dropbox. the nice thing about most of these services, is that you can set them up to upload automatically. as doc mentioned though, set it to do this over wifi only. the other thing to consider besides the size of space you will need, is the quality. nearly all of the backup options will compress your photo files a bit, so you won't have to full quality of the original file. there are a couple of them out there though, that will backup the actual original file size. they also vary in price, if you need a lot a storage space. i am actually looking in to skydrive because with it's paid subscription, you can get office360 included (or heavily discounted).

if it's the actual icon for the clock app, you can download an icon pack from the play store and assign a different icon for it. i don't believe that icon will be what shows up in the app drawer (i could be wrong), but it will be the icon for the clock app on the home screen.

i believe there are apps in the play store that allow you to password protect particular apps, but you'll have to search around. you could always password protect the phone itself. it's the safest way.

most of the flagship androids launch in the spring so i'm not sure what else would come out in the fall? (except the iphone). the note usually launches in the fall though, so possibly the note 5? maybe a new version of the droid turbo.